Sack-holder.



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SACK HOLDER.

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Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

Application filed October 23, 1916. Serial No. 127,214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON DUeAs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Little Falls, in the county of Morrison and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sack- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved sack holder for holding a sack to be filled with grain or other material and the object of the invention is to provide an improved type of hopper and carrying frame therefor and to further provide improved means for connecting the sack with the flared lower end portion of the hopper, the securing means being so mounted that the sack may be securely but releasably held in place and prevented from slipping loose under the weight of the grain placed therein.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the improved sack holder in elevation, the sack being shown in place and disclosed in vertical section, portions of the sack being broken away,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the manner of mounting the sack to the holder,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view through a portion of the neck looking toward the fiared end and sack holder.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the lower brace for the legs in plan and the legs in section.

The hopper is provided with an outlet neck 11 terminating in a flared lower end portion 12. The supporting legs 13 are connected with the hopper and braced by the braces 14 positioned as shown in Fig. 1 and secured to the hopper and to the upper portions of the legs. The lower bracing yoke 15 is formed of strap iron and has its end portions bent to form eyes 16 held in tight engagement with the legs by means of fasteners 17 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4. This yoke is more clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 and from an inspection of this figure it will be seen that the yoke has its ends connected with two of the legs by means of the fasteners 17 and is connected with the third leg by means of a strap 18 held in place by fasteners 19. A brace 20 connects the arms of the yoke and is secured thereto by means of fasteners 21. These legs 13 are hollow and carry rods or extensions 22 telescoping into the lower end portions of the legs and secured in an adjusted position by set screws Therefore the hopper may be held the proper distance above the ground according to the size of the sack to be filled.

The sack is placed about the end portion 12 of the outlet neck 11 and extends over the pins 24 carried by the block 25. This block 25 is positioned as shown in Fig. 1 and carries a latching lever 26 pivotally mounted by means of the bolt 27 which bolt extends through the block and neck and carries an abutment washer 28 engaged by the spring 29 to create a binding action and prevent the lever from swinging to a releasing position when the sack is in place. After the sack has been put in place, the lever will be grasped and swung downwardly and the tooth 30 will fit between the pins 24 so that the material of the sack will be carried between the gripping tooth or finger and the pins and will be wedged in place between the gripping finger and the pins and between the gripping finger and the enlarged heads 24 at the outer ends of the pins. This will securely but releasably hold the sack in place. It is of course obvious that if desired, more than one of these locking devices may be provided. The grain or other material with which the sack 31 is to be filled, is poured into the hopper and will pass through the neck 11 and into the open end of the sack. After the sack has been filled the proper amount, the latch can be released and the mouth of the sack then closed.

WVhat is claimed is A holding device consisting of a block, pins extending from the block in spaced relation and having heads at their outer ends,

a lever having a stem extending through the gripping finger and the pins and. between block to pivotally connect the lever with the the gripping pin and the heads of the pins. 10 block, resilient means having engagement In testimony whereof I afiix my signature with the stem to yieldably hold the stem in presence of two witnesses.

' against rotation, and a gripping finger ex- NAPOLEON DUGAS.

tending from the lever for fitting between Witnesses: the pins for carrying material between the E. F. SHA pins and clamping the material between the CECELIA ADAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

